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MY Saphir

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Length

36m
119 ft

Max 18

Nitrox

Wi-Fi

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At a glance...

Cruises Red Sea South
All cabins with private bathrooms
3 sundecks & large shaded area
12 & 15 litre tanks available
Large boat

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Standard twin bed cabin onboard the Saphir

Egypt liveaboard, MY Saphir - Standard bunk bed cabin

Red Sea liveaboard, Saphir's spacious and well organised dive deck

Step into the blue from MY Saphir's dive platform

M/Y Saphir's saloon and bar area adjoining the dining area

Egypt liveaboard, the M/Y Saphir's sun deck

Dining onboard Saphir during your Red Sea liveaboard cruise

MY Saphir liveaboard in the Red Sea - another view

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MY Saphir is a 35m long motor yacht belonging to the 'Diamond Class' - the pinnacle of the Heaven diving fleet. So it is no surprise that the professionalism and comfort that typifies the Heaven fleet is added to by fine little touches on board the Saphir.

With a maximum of just 18 guests, you can be assured of more space and personal attention from the crew than on most other Southern Red Sea liveaboards. The interior is tastefully furnished and well-maintained with the focal point being the large air-conditioned saloon and dining area on the main deck. You can enjoy the complimentary internet feature or music and movies on the entertainment system here.

In addition to the lounge, you can socialise on one of the 3 separate sundeck areas where there is always plenty of room to seek shade or soak up the sun rays. The dive deck and platform are spacious and well organised, with a camera table, fresh water showers, and personal storage spaces, hooks and hangers.

So if you are seeking a high quality Southern Red Sea liveaboard cruise in comfort, style and plenty of personal service then Saphir, so good for you!

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Scheduled departures, prices, destinations, durations...

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(!) Special discounted trips highlighted in yellow

Depart	Return	Depart Return	nights	Destination	dives	Price (per person)	price
September 2020
24 Sep	1 Oct	24 Sep 1 Oct	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
October 2020
1 Oct	8 Oct	1 Oct 8 Oct	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 248	USD 1 248
8 Oct	15 Oct	8 Oct 15 Oct	7	Red Sea South	19	USD 1 248
15 Oct	22 Oct	15 Oct 22 Oct	7	St. John's Reefs	22	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
22 Oct	29 Oct	22 Oct 29 Oct	7	Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
29 Oct	5 Nov	29 Oct 5 Nov	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292
November 2020
5 Nov	12 Nov	5 Nov 12 Nov	7	Red Sea South	19	USD 1 292
12 Nov	19 Nov	12 Nov 19 Nov	7	Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
19 Nov	26 Nov	19 Nov 26 Nov	7	St. John's Reefs	22	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
26 Nov	3 Dec	26 Nov 3 Dec	7	Red Sea South	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
December 2020
10 Dec	17 Dec	10 Dec 17 Dec	7	Brothers & Salem Express	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
17 Dec	24 Dec	17 Dec 24 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
24 Dec	31 Dec	24 Dec 31 Dec	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204
31 Dec	7 Jan	31 Dec 7 Jan	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
January 2021
7 Jan	14 Jan	7 Jan 14 Jan	7	Brothers & Salem Express	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
14 Jan	21 Jan	14 Jan 21 Jan	7	Red Sea North & Wrecks	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
21 Jan	28 Jan	21 Jan 28 Jan	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
28 Jan	4 Feb	28 Jan 4 Feb	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
February 2021
4 Feb	11 Feb	4 Feb 11 Feb	7	Brothers & Salem Express	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
11 Feb	18 Feb	11 Feb 18 Feb	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
18 Feb	25 Feb	18 Feb 25 Feb	7	Red Sea North & Wrecks	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
25 Feb	4 Mar	25 Feb 4 Mar	7	Brothers & Salem Express	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
March 2021
4 Mar	11 Mar	4 Mar 11 Mar	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
11 Mar	18 Mar	11 Mar 18 Mar	7	Red Sea North & Wrecks	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
18 Mar	25 Mar	18 Mar 25 Mar	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
25 Mar	1 Apr	25 Mar 1 Apr	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
April 2021
1 Apr	8 Apr	1 Apr 8 Apr	7	Red Sea North & Wrecks	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
8 Apr	15 Apr	8 Apr 15 Apr	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
15 Apr	22 Apr	15 Apr 22 Apr	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
22 Apr	29 Apr	22 Apr 29 Apr	7	Red Sea South	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
29 Apr	6 May	29 Apr 6 May	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292
May 2021
6 May	13 May	6 May 13 May	7	St. John's Reefs	22	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
13 May	20 May	13 May 20 May	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
20 May	27 May	20 May 27 May	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
20 May	27 May	20 May 27 May	7	Daedalus Reef & St. John's	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
27 May	3 Jun	27 May 3 Jun	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292
June 2021
3 Jun	10 Jun	3 Jun 10 Jun	7	Red Sea South	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
10 Jun	17 Jun	10 Jun 17 Jun	7	Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
17 Jun	24 Jun	17 Jun 24 Jun	7	St. John's Reefs	22	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
24 Jun	1 Jul	24 Jun 1 Jul	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
July 2021
1 Jul	8 Jul	1 Jul 8 Jul	7	Daedalus Reef & St. John's	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
8 Jul	15 Jul	8 Jul 15 Jul	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
15 Jul	22 Jul	15 Jul 22 Jul	7	Brothers & Salem Express	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
August 2021
5 Aug	12 Aug	5 Aug 12 Aug	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
12 Aug	19 Aug	12 Aug 19 Aug	7	Brothers & Salem Express	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
19 Aug	26 Aug	19 Aug 26 Aug	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
26 Aug	2 Sep	26 Aug 2 Sep	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
September 2021
2 Sep	9 Sep	2 Sep 9 Sep	7	Red Sea South	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
9 Sep	16 Sep	9 Sep 16 Sep	7	Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
16 Sep	23 Sep	16 Sep 23 Sep	7	St. John's Reefs	22	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
23 Sep	30 Sep	23 Sep 30 Sep	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
30 Sep	7 Oct	30 Sep 7 Oct	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
30 Sep	7 Oct	30 Sep 7 Oct	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
30 Sep	7 Oct	30 Sep 7 Oct	7	Daedalus Reef & St. John's	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
October 2021
7 Oct	14 Oct	7 Oct 14 Oct	7	Red Sea South	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
14 Oct	21 Oct	14 Oct 21 Oct	7	Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
21 Oct	28 Oct	21 Oct 28 Oct	7	St. John's Reefs	22	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
28 Oct	4 Nov	28 Oct 4 Nov	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
November 2021
4 Nov	11 Nov	4 Nov 11 Nov	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
11 Nov	18 Nov	11 Nov 18 Nov	7	Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
18 Nov	25 Nov	18 Nov 25 Nov	7	Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs	20	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
25 Nov	2 Dec	25 Nov 2 Dec	7	St. John's Reefs	22	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
December 2021
2 Dec	9 Dec	2 Dec 9 Dec	7	Brothers, Daedalus & Elphinstone	19	USD 1 292	USD 1 292
9 Dec	16 Dec	9 Dec 16 Dec	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
16 Dec	23 Dec	16 Dec 23 Dec	7	Red Sea North & Wrecks	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
23 Dec	30 Dec	23 Dec 30 Dec	7	Red Sea North, Wrecks & Tiran Straits	22	USD 1 097	USD 1 097
30 Dec	6 Jan	30 Dec 6 Jan	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
March 2022
10 Mar	17 Mar	10 Mar 17 Mar	7	Red Sea Northern Wrecks & Brothers	20	USD 1 204	USD 1 204
July 2022
7 Jul	14 Jul	7 Jul 14 Jul	7	Red Sea South & St. John's Reefs	20	USD 1 355	USD 1 355

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More Trip Details...

Special offers: Extra terms and conditions for new bookings during the COVID reality:

Egypt has approved the resumption of international travel from 01 July 2020.
All travelers will be required to submit a traveler's declaration including a questionnaire on information on trips undertaken in the 14 days before coming to Egypt and a confirmation that the passengers have not shown any symptoms of Covid-19 or knowingly been in touch with coronavirus patients.
All travelers will need to have international medical insurance covering their stay in Egypt.
Travelers arriving from countries declared by the WHO as severely infected with Covid-19 up to the epidemic level are required to submit a recent PCR test upon entry into Egypt. The test must be done in the source country in a maximum of 48 hours prior to the travel date. The list of countries concerned will be announced on a regular basis on the WHO’s website.
The wearing of face masks inside airport facilities, physical distance is maintained, and the temperature of all travelers and airport staff is checked and luggage is disinfected before being placed on conveyor belts.
On board on safari or daily dive boats, the vessels will operate at a reduced capacity and the wearing of face masks is obligatory.

Offer expires: 30 Dec 2020

Dive experience: Required: for North & Wrecks safaris - Open Water license and 20 logged dives; for St. Johns Reefs safaris - Open Water license and 30 logged dives; for Brothers, Daedalus Reef & Elphinstone safaris - Advanced Open Water diver license and 50 logged dives.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, and hot drinks, return transfers from Hurghada airport to boat for Hurghada departures, return transfers from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airport for Port Ghalib departures, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (10 divers per DM), tanks, weights and weightbelts.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 118 per trip), dive computer (US$ 25 per week), marine park and harbour fees and fuel surcharges (to be paid in advance): southern routes US$ 130, northern routes US$ 106, Brothers & Northen wrecks/Salem Express US$ 118. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, nitrox fills for certified divers (US$ 50 per week), torch (US$ 41 per week), 15 litre tanks (US$ 40 per week), dive insurance, individual transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib (US$ 59 per person per way). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: The M/Y Saphir liveaboard trips depart from Hurghada and Port Ghalib and return transfers are included from nearby hotels and from Hurghada and Marsa Alam airports to the departure point. Check-in time starts at 5 pm on the first day. The transfer from Hurghada to Port Ghalib is at 5 pm and takes at least 3 hours. Check out the morning of the last day (last night usually on the boat in the harbour). The transfer from Port Ghalib to Hurghada is at 10 am. Late arrivals or early departures can be arranged.

There are direct flights from Cairo to Hurghada (1 hour) and Marsa Alam (1.5 hours) via Egypt Air. From some destinations in the UK and Europe it is possible to fly into Hurghada and Marsa Alam direct. For more details see our travel information section for the Red Sea.

The first and last nights of the tour may be spent in the harbour depending on the time of guests' arrival on the first day. The boat may leave the harbour on the morning of the second day. Full tourist visas are available only at the airport for citizens of certain countries, unless obtained in advance. Please ensure you understand the tourist visa requirements that apply to you. The last dive of the trip will be at around 1 pm on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: None.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 80% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 5 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 6 guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 15 guests and 3 extra persons can join the cruise in Standard cabins free of charge (total 18 guests).

Add-on package: If you have time, we strongly recommend that you consider some of the wonderful antiquities tours in Egypt which can add a whole new dimension to your holiday.

Cairo museum's royal mummies, the pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, a glorious cruise down the Nile staying in a luxury cabin, The Valley of the Kings, all of these and more can be seen in packages starting at 6 nights' duration. Other activities such as 4x4 safaris and camel tours are also available as are custom-made packages to suit your needs.

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Cabins, Berths, Showers, Bathrooms...

Saphir accommodates 18 divers in 9 cabins. There are 2 Honeymoon cabins with double beds and windows on the upper deck, a main deck double bed Executive Suite, and 6 Standard twin bed and twin bunk bed cabins with portholes on the lower deck. All cabins have private en-suite bathroom facilities and minibar.

All the cabins have:

Individual controlled air-conditioning
En-suite bathroom with hot-water shower cubicle and hand basin
Towels & bathrobes
Portholes or windows
24-hour, 220V electricity supply
European-style 2-pin plugs
Music system

Minibar/refrigerator
Cabinet, mirror & shelves
Bedside table & reading lights
Bedding
Fire warning system
Life jackets & fire extinguishers

No. of bathrooms / showers - 10 / 10 - hot water

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Crew, Facilities, Dive Courses...

The crew of 11 comprise:

Cruise Leader / Dive Instructor
Divemaster
Captain
2 Cooks

Engineer
2 Stewards
3 Deck Hands

Nitrox - 2 x 25 HP motorised dinghies - 75m² dive deck and platform with access ladder, hot water shower, toilet, camera table, rinse tanks, storage shelves - 50m² air-conditioned saloon/dining area with bar, TV, DVD, free internet, music player and satellite telephone - Library with magazines, fish books, novels and games - 100m² or 3 sundecks & large shaded area with sun matresses - Water & juice dispenser

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Menu, Cuisine Type...

The Heaven Fleet prides itself in the quality of its cuisine and you can expect some carefully prepared and creative dishes on board MY Saphir during your Red Sea liveaboard cruise. Each day you can look forward to a breakfast after dive 1, then a 2 course lunch and a 4 course dinner. You will be served all your meals by steward at your table.

International and local cuisine are served on board.
The menus are fixed and meals are waiter-served in the air-conditioned saloon on the main deck.
Complimentary main meals consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Fruit, tea & coffee, drinking water and juice are all complimentary.
Soft drinks, beer and wine are available at extra charge.
The gastronomic delights get underway with dinner on your first evening.
Vegetarians can be catered for on this boat.
Operator rates their dining experience as 5 star!

Sample dishes: Cordon Bleu, Boeuf Stroganoff, Kaiserschmarrn, Austrian fillet steak, freshly baked bread, delicious desserts, high brand espresso ...

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